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CVE-2005-2262

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-2262 describes a code execution vulnerability affecting Firefox versions 1.0.3 and 1.0.4, and Netscape 8.0.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking users into selecting the "Set As Wallpaper" or "Set as Background" context menu option on a malicious javascript: URL disguised as an image. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity with network access, high attack complexity, and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, a public exploit (EDB-1102) exists, yet the CVE shows minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.1MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-1102 · Jul 13, 2005
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0655 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: firefox-0:1.0.6-1.4.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-2262Moderate

security flaw

Jul 12, 2005

References

secunia.com / advisories/16043
secunia.com / advisories/16044
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100011
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11097
ciac.org / ciac/bulletins/p-252.shtml
mikx.de / firewalling
mozilla.org / security/announce/mfsa2005-47.html
networksecurity.fi / advisories/netscape-multiple-issues.html
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2005_45_mozilla.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-586.html
securiteam.com / securitynews/5ZP0E0UGAK.html
securityfocus.com / bid/14242
vupen.com / english/advisories/2005/1075